Word: penitente
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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HIRED. Penitent sportscaster MARV ALBERT, 55; by MSG Network; in New York City. Albert, who will play host on a half-hour show and call radio play-by-play for the Knicks, was forced to resign from the network last year following a lurid trial in which he pleaded guilty...
Scenes from the whirlwind of press conferences that Paxon held to announce his retirement were somewhat surreal. Was it simply coincidence that Paxon chose Ash Wednesday to announce his retirement, or were the penitent ashes that graced Paxon's forehead symbolic of something greater?
Jack Kemp is a space invader. Anyone in his vicinity is likely to be hugged, grabbed, patted or poked. He can't see a shoulder without draping an arm around it. Bob Dole is an untouchable. He seems to have an invisible force field around him that repels physical intimacy...
In refusing the subpoena, Clinton's lawyers also expressed their view that the meeting notes were protected by "executive privilege," a legal argument first advanced, unsuccessfully, by President Nixon during the congressional Watergate investigation. Executive privilege argues that releasing the information would interfere with the ability of a president to...
No one at the White House would dare say so last week, but the tragedy gave the President something to talk about larger than his political problems. Clinton had been trying to recast his presidency after the new Republican Congress wrapped up its much heralded first 100 days. But he...